The HMS Victory Set is a fitting addition to the Arnold &
Son Royal Collection. Expertly handcrafted, it reflects the
elegance and sophistication of the inimitable English style and was
inspired by the timepieces produced by John Arnold for King George
III and the royal court. The HMS Victory Set is an impressive
demonstration of the brand's prowess in classical decorative hand
engraving.

The name HMS Victory is one of the best known in English
maritime history. Her glorious career spanned forty years, during
which she saw action in the American War of Independence, the
French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic wars. It was in the
latter that she enjoyed her finest hour as Lord Nelson's flagship
at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Now, the HMS Victory Set from
Arnold & Son presents three different views of the vessel, each
traditionally hand-chased by Arnold & Son's master
engraver.

Arnold & Son's own master engraver created the exquisite HMS
Victory Set dials, which are then duplicated in silver for the
series. Hand-engraving is a traditional art form that involves the
use of hardened steel tools called burins in combination with other
special tools. These create cuts, lines and texturing that build up
entire images or, as in the case of this exclusive set of
timepieces, perfectly sculpted scenes of the HMS Victory with a
breathtaking richness of detail. The scenes in the HMS Victory Set
give us three different views of the vessel: the first, resplendent
in shafts of sunlight breaking through the clouds; the second, with
guns ablaze as she rakes the French fleet; and the third, an
interior of the ship, on one of the gun decks. The
three-dimensional nature of these hand-engraved dials is
accentuated by the engraver who then individually hand-tarnishes
each final duplicated silver dial to provide all a spectacular
illustration of this extraordinary ship with illusion of depth that
contrasts starkly with the ultra-slim case.

All three models in the HMS Victory Set are powered by the
A&S1001 calibre with haute horlogerie finishing. The movement
is made of rhodium-plated nickel-silver and features hand-chamfered
bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining and Côtes de
Genève rayonnantes (radiating Geneva stripes), with blued
screws.

The HMS Victory timepieces will be available firstly in an
exclusive limited edition of just 28 sets, each consisting of the
three timepieces. The HMS Victory timepiece with the scene entitled
''HMS Victory - Where the battle was won: one of the cannons deck
on HMS Victory'' will be available only as part of the set.